RE: The £17K Ferrari? I bought it...
Discussion
Welshbeef said:
I'd wager its worth more than he paid for it even after a years use and the extra miles.
But these are a risk if anything big goes wrong its very big money to sort - though same could be said for far too many mundane cars these days too.
I was just think that. I had completely forgotten about this article/purchase until appeared along the bottom of the PH homepage.But these are a risk if anything big goes wrong its very big money to sort - though same could be said for far too many mundane cars these days too.
Regarding your comment on value, I love when I can find the real (recent) history of a car online. It tells so much about the owner and the little jobs which might not appear on the official service history and I definitely think it is worth a fair bit more than he paid.
Well done to the owner and the best of luck to him. I recently drove my first 550 and have been browsing the ads for those and 456s. I must admit to being slightly jealous
Sumsion said:
When I was younger and on my way to a meeting in Europe I caught up with one of these ........ Anyway we was not going to let a S1 111s past ........he looked a little concerned at 120 on a curve as I began to close .... Fortunately a roundabout appeared and he became history under braking.
That's great. Really greatminimalist said:
Well done to the owner and the best of luck to him. I recently drove my first 550 and have been browsing the ads for those and 456s. I must admit to being slightly jealous
Just as an aside, how did you find it felt to drive? Big heavy GT/cruiser, or some sports car mixed in? I've always liked the 456 and 550/75, but never had the opportunity to try one.
paulg390 said:
Hi Simon.. a timely post, in more ways than one as I have seen the "456 Spotted" article too. Indeed the 456 has been tucked up in dry storage since late November, but is due to resurface next week when my 156 GTA comes back from having some bits done. On the "to do" list for the spring is new door rubbers (eye wateringly expensive but I think a must do now, oil change, MOT, another attempt to release some V12 howl via the spare set of second hand back boxes I bought, an investigation into the aircon drain issue (hopefully fixed by judicious use of an air line), and much needed paintwork for the front and rear bumpers. I was intending to have the seats reconnellised but I think £££s dictate that the other items are more pressing/worthwhile... so hopefully in a couple of weeks the sun will be out and it'll be on the road. Sadly no Le Mans this year... but going to Ring 24 instead. Would be rude not to take it 
looking forward to see the cheap ferrari-trade for my rental lolmartin
paulg390 said:
Hi Simon.. a timely post, in more ways than one as I have seen the "456 Spotted" article too. Indeed the 456 has been tucked up in dry storage since late November, but is due to resurface next week when my 156 GTA comes back from having some bits done. On the "to do" list for the spring is new door rubbers (eye wateringly expensive but I think a must do now, oil change, MOT, another attempt to release some V12 howl via the spare set of second hand back boxes I bought, an investigation into the aircon drain issue (hopefully fixed by judicious use of an air line), and much needed paintwork for the front and rear bumpers. I was intending to have the seats reconnellised but I think £££s dictate that the other items are more pressing/worthwhile... so hopefully in a couple of weeks the sun will be out and it'll be on the road. Sadly no Le Mans this year... but going to Ring 24 instead. Would be rude not to take it
156 gta - bet the fezza sounds almost as good ....!I worked with Paul a few years ago, he's a proper car bloke with a long history of owning lots of interesting stuff (we both had TVR Griffiths at one point), and a thoroughly nice chap. If you read this Paul, best of luck with the 456 - I always thought they were cracking looking cars, plus a V12 howl... Lovely ! All the best, Darren from Weller's team... ;-)
Just seen this car in the car park at the hotel an der Nordschleife, a fine way to get across for the N24.
It is what it is, a light bit of rust here, some wear there but it looks a decent 456GT, certainly seen many worse. For £17000 it's a dream.
We're in the two top floor flats at the far end btw if you spot this, feel free to grab a beer if we're on the balcony
It is what it is, a light bit of rust here, some wear there but it looks a decent 456GT, certainly seen many worse. For £17000 it's a dream.
We're in the two top floor flats at the far end btw if you spot this, feel free to grab a beer if we're on the balcony
CampDavid said:
Just seen this car in the car park at the hotel an der Nordschleife, a fine way to get across for the N24.
It is what it is, a light bit of rust here, some wear there but it looks a decent 456GT, certainly seen many worse. For £17000 it's a dream.
We're in the two top floor flats at the far end btw if you spot this, feel free to grab a beer if we're on the balcony
Yes that was me It is what it is, a light bit of rust here, some wear there but it looks a decent 456GT, certainly seen many worse. For £17000 it's a dream.
We're in the two top floor flats at the far end btw if you spot this, feel free to grab a beer if we're on the balcony
Shame I didn't check my bookmarks while I was there, always up for a free beer 
. We must have been in adjoining apartments !! As there was 10 of us in the very top left one as you look from the road. Big wide world, Small PH world !! Might as well update the thread while I'm here then.... happy to report that the run down (and back) was trouble free, usual infrequent suspension warning light came on once then disappeared for good, the fuel consumption is eye watering, reckon circa £280 for round trip of 850 miles (no I daren't work it out in MPG !) but I have to say it is a phenomenally comfortable autobahn cruiser .. I get out much more "fresh" from this after 3 - 4 hours of solid driving than the family CLS 500. The manual "fans on" override switch is a godsend with no temp issues despite some lengthy delays in the heat
Since the last update it flew through its MOT with no advisories, the door rubbers on both sides have been done, the passenger side one is tight as a drum now, but sadly the drivers side one isn't playing ball and after a few door open and closes it "pops out" from the retaining surround so need to have another look at that. Front and rear bumpers all painted and looking 100% now, couple of parking dings on the doors taken out by one of those dentmaster outfits (amazing what they can do !), aircon blockage seems ok as no further wet left foot incidents, and bonnet release now works like a dream (emergency pulls left in place just in case)... but best "shed motoring" result was finding that the £15 Ebay CD changer that I used to replace the broken Original one worked. It is an exact straight fit.. took 2 minutes and works perfectly - the only difference between mine and a £600 Ferrari one is the label - seriously.. it is just a std Sony CDX70 Multi CD changer.
Next up... still not decided between tidying up the leather (no rips or tears - just looks like it needs TLC), tidying a couple of localised "scabs" and getting the back boxes sorted as still not happy with lack of V12 howl. When it was without bumpers it was started without the rear boxes and apparently it sound "just right". So plan is to take the spare rear boxes, cut the sound absorbing box out and replace with straight pipe leaving the OEM pipes poking out the rear so it still looks right.
lamboman100 said:
Have you checked its price / worth recently?
A neighbour down the road from me also bought a ~£17k Ferrari a year or so ago, and he has seen it leap in price.
Wouldn't be surprised if it had nearly doubled in value, there's only 4 on the trader at the moment, Ferrari prices have gone nuts lately for some of the previously "undesirable" models.A neighbour down the road from me also bought a ~£17k Ferrari a year or so ago, and he has seen it leap in price.
ILoveMondeo said:
lamboman100 said:
Have you checked its price / worth recently?
A neighbour down the road from me also bought a ~£17k Ferrari a year or so ago, and he has seen it leap in price.
Wouldn't be surprised if it had nearly doubled in value, there's only 4 on the trader at the moment, Ferrari prices have gone nuts lately for some of the previously "undesirable" models.A neighbour down the road from me also bought a ~£17k Ferrari a year or so ago, and he has seen it leap in price.
That's the crux, apart from very rare exceptional cases, the best you can usually hope for once running costs are taken into account is that it works out to be cost neutral or at least not cost you very much.
Still hats off the you, I doubt there are many who would have the skills or quite frankly the b*lls to try to run a V12 Ferrari on a budget and I while I still very much enjoy the "what's the best new hypercar stories", personally I find this is a much more interesting (and relevant) supercar ownership story. You sir are an inspiration to all financially constrained PH'ers
Still hats off the you, I doubt there are many who would have the skills or quite frankly the b*lls to try to run a V12 Ferrari on a budget and I while I still very much enjoy the "what's the best new hypercar stories", personally I find this is a much more interesting (and relevant) supercar ownership story. You sir are an inspiration to all financially constrained PH'ers
p1doc said:
good to see you again paul-who else would buy a green ferrari lol,noticed you took pic away from my superior car.....
martin
ps just attended alford speedfest last weekend-42 litre packard bentley=2mpg should make you feel better,pics on my facebook and on scottish pistonheads
Good to see you and the crew too... And yes nice to hear someone gets less MPG than me martin
ps just attended alford speedfest last weekend-42 litre packard bentley=2mpg should make you feel better,pics on my facebook and on scottish pistonheads
. As for who else would buy a green Ferrari... Well you would be surprised...http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
paulg390 said:
Yes that was me Shame I didn't check my bookmarks while I was there, always up for a free beer . We must have been in adjoining apartments !! As there was 10 of us in the very top left one as you look from the road. Big wide world, Small PH world !!
We were below you. Shame I didn't check my bookmarks while I was there, always up for a free beer . We must have been in adjoining apartments !! As there was 10 of us in the very top left one as you look from the road. Big wide world, Small PH world !! Leave the bloke who was pointing the laser pen at the track at home next time though please
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